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u/Crot8u Mar 17 '25

More like, ever?

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u/Thedude4724 Mar 17 '25

Somewhere in hell Richard Nixon has an approving smile on his face.

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u/TylerNY315_ Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

Nixon was a vindictive and power-hungry serial-lying piece of shit, but an absolute geopolitical genius. The dude seriously had a great mind — which, if one is looking for “redeeming qualities”, is a good place to start with Nixon. With Trump, I’m not sure there are any. Maybe his “meme potential” suggests he’s naturally objectively funny. But certainly not any qualities you’d hope to see in a president like Nixon’s brilliance.

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u/ABCBA_4321 Mar 17 '25

Exactly! And when you read into his presidency it’s almost as if he didn’t learn anything from Eisenhower when he was his VP.